Save Elephant Foundation says Tikiiri, a 70-year-old female, is forced to work during Sri Lanka's Perahera Festival Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Sri Lanka's most sacred elephant passed away at the age of 68 on Monday, prompting an outpouring of grief and a presidential order for the huge cadaver to be stuffed and preserved for posterity.

One of the biggest religious festivals in Ceylon is Esala Perahera, held each year for centuries in honor of the tooth of Buddha, which is enshrined in Kandy, Ceylon. While the densely packed pilgrims ...

KANDY, Sri Lanka - Thai nonprofit organization Save Elephant Foundation called attention Tuesday to the plight of an ailing, emaciated 70-year-old female elephant who allegedly “must work in the ...

Animal rights campaigners have called on tourists in Sri Lanka to boycott elephant attractions after photographs of a malnourished female used in a festival were circulated online. Images of the ...

At least 17 people were injured after two elephants became restless and stampeded down a street during a religious parade in Sri Lanka. At least 17 people were injured after two elephants became ...

Heart-rending images of an emaciated elephant at a festival in Sri Lanka have recently surfaced, prompting animal activists to urge tourists to boycott some attractions in the island nation. "This is ...